Hey folks, the Elves & Orcs deck is in production still and I'm hoping I can ship them in October. I've been told by USPCC they can have them done by mid October, they'll ship out within 3-5 days after that through my fulfillment center. The reason it took so long on the art, in large part, is due to the fact that I always sell portrait card rewards. This requires me to work with several people on getting adequate photos to draw from. My last one there were a couple of people who I had to really hound to get me pics, one of which still has never responded (luckily I had a couple old pics of him from the last deck)

So, in short "yes, these will see the light of day." 

In other news, my new campaign is up and going nuts on the first day:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/370388468/steampunk-pirates-bicycle-deck

Fat or thin gents? (and ladies)

Yes, this deck was thought up as a kind of "companion" deck to the Steampunk Cthulhu one. They share design on the tuck, card back and even the pips have a lot of similarities.

Thanks for the feedback, I appreciate the input and ideas.

I've done 2 successful decks already on KS, and while I do like the idea of having all of the cards done before launch, unfortunately I can't afford to. The whole point of doing the KS campaigns is to secure funding to create the deck, and I just can't commit the many many hours illustrating a deck takes unless I'm sure it's going to get funding. KS isn't a store, and people seem to understand that and have been very supportive of helping me create the deck as a community.

Though I agree that Steampunk can be overused, I've written and illustrated a Steampunk book that was recently published, and created the Steampunk Cthulhu deck which generated over $30k, so I do want to stick with the genre, as I've gained a significant following of Steampunk enthusiasts. Though, what you say about pirates is certainly something to consider, but I will make every effort to really make the deck beautiful in every regard.

The card back is non traditional, but my experience has been that my backers really like this approach. On my last card deck I suggested switching from characters to a more traditional design and there was almost a mutiny! People said they backed the deck BECAUSE it was unique, and were quite up and in arms over any potential change.

I like the storyline idea, and the ad cards would be a great place to do it! Maybe give the whole deck and cast of characters some sort of context?

Thanks ManMade, I sure hope so 

Hi everyone, just a launched a new camapaign a few days ago for an Elves & Orcs themed Bicycle deck, here's the link and some pics:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/370388468/elves-and-orcs-bicycle-playing-cards

Thanks for the feedback, and I'm inclined to agree. I've actually been thinking a lot about the back of the card and also the divider graphic on the court cards. After redesigning the tuck, it certainly has a very cool feel that people are responding too extremely well. Perhaps I need to meld these genres more, a mechanical Cthulhu or something more like the box illustration. Thanks though, I'll keep you posted.